Santa Clara, Cuba April 1961 This is not my home. Tía Carmen’s kitchen doesn’t have my model ..

There is a lake not far from my house, with a sandy beach on one end and spongy walking trails on the other. ..

My school gym has tall walls. I never noticed them before. But today, I have to climb them. Cayla scrambles ..

CHAPTER 1 CRASSSHHH! That was the sound of my ceramic Stormtrooper bank breaking into 100 pieces. I had turned ..

One night, as Max was leaving Granpa’s house, he reached up to give Granpa a big hug good-bye. ..

“Tell me about the fire.” Mrs. Livingston stares at the young woman standing before her the young ..

A Treasure Hunt I’m Makayla. Did you know that I have the best family ever? It’s true! This ..

Polly felt everything change when the whole world got into a fight. A big fight. In 1914, the First World ..

Friends tell me trouble’s coming. I ease out of the restaurant onto the sidewalk, gun in my pocket. ..

FIFTY YEARS BEFORE THE WAR TO END ALL wars, a boy played hide-and-seek with his friends in a pear orchard ..

I cover my ears and count the ways I am different this year: 1. I am ten now and can walk to school by myself. ..

It is almost summer and everywhere smells like fish, except for right down by the sea where if you hold ..

By day, I’m an honors student at Jefferson Academy. At night, I turn into the Nubian goddess most ..

CHAPTER 1 TOOOO! There was a big puddle of spit on my little brother’s forehead. It was mine. But, ..